| THEATREGOER | One who attends plays - or scenes of operations? (7-4) |
| INTERMEZZO | A short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between the acts or scenes of an opera or drama (10) |
| LEFTFIELD | Quit scene of operations? That's out of the ordinary (4,5) |
| HOSPITALPASS | In the field, one dangerous to receive in scene of operations? I don't know |
| THEATRE | Criterion in London, say, for scene of operations? |
| LOT | An item drawn or cast in the process of sortition; destiny in life; or, an area near a film studio for exterior sets or scenes (3) |
| CONTROLROOM | Authority shown by skipper with money in centre of operations? (7,4) |
| HOMEPLATEAU | Wile E. Coyote's base of operations? |
| LOCUS | From "place", the site or scene of any happening or crime; the position of a gene on a chromosome; a set of mathematical points; a passage in writing; or, whereabouts generally (5) |
| ARENA | A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict (5) |
| ACTS | Deeds or things done, such as random strokes of kindness; short prayers; sections of ballets, dramas, operas, pantomimes or plays; or, short performances forming part of longer shows (4) |
| RIGGER | One who attends to the tackle of a sailing ship; a parachute packer; a roughneck; a stage hand or other worker skilled in setting up pulleys, scaffolding or theatrical equipment; or, an artist's long- |
| FINALE | The last act or scene of a performance |
| MOURNER | One who attends a funeral as a friend or relative of the dead person (7) |
| IDYLL | Story or scene of happy innocence |
| CRESSIDA | A character portrayed in one of Shakespeare's plays; or, the first name of the author of How to Train Your Dragon (8) |
| TWISTS | Unexpected developments or revelations in novels, plays or films; spiral-shaped wineglass stems; helical batons of baked bread or pastry; or, silk threads (6) |
| THEW | List new theatre plays, or a classic one (3,7,4) |
| CARER | One who attends to a person who worries about others |
| STEWARD | One who attends to the needs of passengers |
